Poetry competition CLOSED 2nd August 2023 7:58pm
WINNER
robert43041 (Viking)
robert43041 (Viking)
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Bugs and Rabbits and Storms, Oh My!
Poetry Contest Description
Gardening challenges
late frost
wandering javelina
misplaced cattle
hail
drought
squash bugs
rabbits
moles
gophers
…some of the challenges in my garden.
Write about your garden challenges.
New poetry only. No sound or video.
Winner by popular vote.
Write on!
😎
wandering javelina
misplaced cattle
hail
drought
squash bugs
rabbits
moles
gophers
…some of the challenges in my garden.
Write about your garden challenges.
New poetry only. No sound or video.
Winner by popular vote.
Write on!
😎
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Mint
I won't be coy,
this isn't a hint,
currently all I grow is mint.
In the inner city,
gardens aren't pretty,
my neighbors don't like plants, just weed.
I want much more,
lush gardens by the score!
But fierce summer heat will always impede.
My sister grows a bounty on her porch,
but Oregon's heat isn't the Phoenix blowtorch.
Still, here in this desert apartment I know.
there are plenty more herbs I could currently grow.
like basil, rosemary, chives, cilantro
And do that I must,
if you know what I mean
i am happiest when I'm surrounded by green.
this isn't a hint,
currently all I grow is mint.
In the inner city,
gardens aren't pretty,
my neighbors don't like plants, just weed.
I want much more,
lush gardens by the score!
But fierce summer heat will always impede.
My sister grows a bounty on her porch,
but Oregon's heat isn't the Phoenix blowtorch.
Still, here in this desert apartment I know.
there are plenty more herbs I could currently grow.
like basil, rosemary, chives, cilantro
And do that I must,
if you know what I mean
i am happiest when I'm surrounded by green.
Written by Pinkdreams
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The Green Team
My garden is a small indoor one
it contains four green plants
Of which I do not even know the names
Four, it seems, is sufficient
They have found their own preferred place
And degree of water and light acceptance
I have many times tried to add a fifth
But it does not work
I think the other four team up and reject
My fifth choice
Not that I am scared that
The Supreme Four will one day
Gang up on me
If I dare add a fifth,
But I always keep a small light on at night
One just never knows.
it contains four green plants
Of which I do not even know the names
Four, it seems, is sufficient
They have found their own preferred place
And degree of water and light acceptance
I have many times tried to add a fifth
But it does not work
I think the other four team up and reject
My fifth choice
Not that I am scared that
The Supreme Four will one day
Gang up on me
If I dare add a fifth,
But I always keep a small light on at night
One just never knows.
Written by robert43041
(Viking)
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Gardebellum
Fat hares sit on thrones
deep in burrows, holding court.
Snakes and foxes plot.
Invasive species
march, drinking the sprinklers dry
on the offensive.
A rabbit rampage.
Carrot shrapnel scattered like
coleslaw confetti.
Crowns and cottontails
litter an empty kingdom—
subterranean.
Above, no bounty
awaits; forsaken baskets
set aside, fruitless.
deep in burrows, holding court.
Snakes and foxes plot.
Invasive species
march, drinking the sprinklers dry
on the offensive.
A rabbit rampage.
Carrot shrapnel scattered like
coleslaw confetti.
Crowns and cottontails
litter an empty kingdom—
subterranean.
Above, no bounty
awaits; forsaken baskets
set aside, fruitless.
Written by Fizzle
(Ammiture)
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The winner of this competition and any runners up were decided by public vote.
Thank you to the following members for voting:
Billy_Snagg, MidnightSonneteer, Kinkpoet, PAR, nutbuster, Pinkdreams, dimpy, ajay, Betty, Phantom2426, Rew, LadyRain, Marks, Fizzle, James_A_Knight, admin, cold_fusion, anonymouszoe
Thank you to the following members for voting:
Billy_Snagg, MidnightSonneteer, Kinkpoet, PAR, nutbuster, Pinkdreams, dimpy, ajay, Betty, Phantom2426, Rew, LadyRain, Marks, Fizzle, James_A_Knight, admin, cold_fusion, anonymouszoe
